I LOST 12LBS PRE-OP

I WAS ON LIQUIDS FOR 8 DAYS (JULY 2nd TO JULY 10th)

AND LOST 15 LBS IN THOSE 8 DAYS

I HAVE BEEN ON MUSHY SINCE THEN AND TILL NOW AND I HAVE BEEN STARVING AND I FEEL I CAN EAT MORE THAN I AM SUPPOSED TO, AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE I THINK I GAINED 5 LBS SINCE I STARTED MUSHIES..

ANYONE ONE ELSE HAVE THIS HAPPEN??:thumbup:

It is very normal. You are not in the weightloss phase yet, you are in the healing phase. People can gain 5-10 pounds during his phase which around here, is called "Bandster Hell". The real weightloss will come with a few fills.

yes I gained 5 lbs when I switched to mushies. I go for my first fill tomorrow...I have since lost those 5lbs and maybe 2 or 3 more.

Thanks..and congrats on your success..

Welcome to the club! I gained 5 pounds during "Bandster Hell," too! A lot of people gain during this time. Don't worry -- just stick to the diet as well as possible and any gain will come off once you are filled to decent restriction. Hang in there!

Check out everyone's stats -- plenty of us who gained like you are doing have lost a ton of weight since that time!

Catherine

It's actually quite normal for this to happen, since you went from practically taking in nothing but liquids and very little calories, to eating things of substance. Plus, depending on the surgeon's preference, some bands aren't filled at all during surgery so once the initial stomach swelling from the trauma of surgery goes down, there really isn't restriction at all until the first fill.

I'm going for my first fill on July 28th. I didn't really gain more than a pound or two when I started on full liquids, but I DEFINITELY stayed the same for over a week. I was eating hardly anything and was so bummed because I wasn't losing the way I was right after surgery (and during pre-op). However, after about a week and a half of that, I got on the scale and had actually dropped 2.5 pounds. I was so relieved! Anyways, I have been out of town for the past 2 weeks without a scale, but I'm hoping I'll have lost more when I get back (I've been doing 30 minutes of cardio a day for the past 2.5 weeks so I'm hoping to see some change). Anyways, this hard time will pass! I am also anxious to get my first fill!